Alternate Names: “Thudam Bhote” (pej.)
Dialects: None known. Similar to Walungge , in Nepal and to the varieties spoken in the villages of Kudo and Sar in Tibet (von Furer-Haimendorf 1975).
Status Notes: Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Thudam.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,800 (2000).
Language Use: Some older people also speak Lhomi [lhm]. Also use Nepali [npi].
Typology: SOV; postpositions; content q-word in situ; clause constituents indicated by case-marking; ergativity; no passives or voice; tonal.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Nepal
Other Comments: Culturally akin to the Walungs. Buddhist, Christian.